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EP 140: How chronic illness sparked a thriving jewelry business with Christy Pierce of Sunglade Jewelry

Nov 26, 2025

How do you keep moving toward your dreams when your body, your circumstances, or your season of life are asking you to slow down?

Inside today’s podcast episode, Christy from Sunglade Jewelry shares what it looked like to start building her handmade jewelry business without perfect circumstances. She talks openly about how chronic illness reshaped her life, how she left her career as a pediatric dietitian due to health issues, how creativity supported her healing, and how she ended up gaining the clarity and confidence to start landing custom orders, increasing her social media sales, and getting her jewelry into local retail shops, all within her first year.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

  • How Christy transformed her jewelry hobby into a business while navigating major health challenges
  • The mindset shifts that helped her take action early instead of waiting around for years
  • How she shifted her business strategy to get custom orders almost instantly
  • What’s working for her on TikTok right now
  • How she got into her first retail shops within her first year
  • Her exciting vision for 2026, including teaching jewelry making and expanding into more stores

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If you’ve been needing a reminder that your dreams are still possible, even in a season that feels heavy or uncertain, this conversation is exactly what your heart will want to hear.

Christy Pierce is the owner of Sunglade Jewelry, where she handmakes vibrant wire-wrapped gemstone jewelry for people to treasure for a lifetime. After developing chronic illness and having to leave her job as a dietitian, she returned to her childhood passion of jewelry making.

LINKS MENTIONED IN TODAY'S EPISODE
Visit Christy's website at www.sungladejewelry.com
Follow Christy on Instagram: @sunglade_jewelry

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